Planning appeal decision
Harbour View Itchenor Road, Itchenor, Chichester, PO20 7DH
Planning appeal 3349063 at Harbour View Itchenor Road, Itchenor, Chichester, PO20 7DH (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Chichester Harbour National Landscape.
for the erection of a tennis court ancillary to an existing dwelling. Widening of existing means of access to provide additional vehicular access from Itchenor Road
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- PO20 7DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the Chichester Harbour National Landscape
What decided it
The hard-surfaced tennis court and associated infrastructure appear as alien features within the Chichester Harbour National Landscape that harm its scenic beauty, contrary to the requirement to conserve and enhance such designated areas to which great weight must be given.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 33Policy 43Policy 45Policy 48
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 180Paragraph 182
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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